Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25
A RAILWAY HORROR.
4 SHORT CURVE On TIRE B 90. AND !
COLLISION
A Section Of an Emigrant Tram Dashss into a
Freight Near Glen EaSOa--A Terrible
Wreck tie Resalt-About Twenty People
Killed and Injured.
Spc,tal T1cgram To he Register.

! Special T'cQrGm 10 he Register.
GLEN EAsToN, w. Va, August ~. -
The most horrible collision that has ever
/ occurred on the Fourth Division of the
B. X o. K. H., and only paralleled by the
/ great Titlin horror last December, occurred
about o'clock this morning, one mile
east of this place, by the collision OF the
second section Of train No. - with the
lirst section OF No -. The second section
of - consisted Of three baggage, three pas
| Sengtr cIrs, and one cabOOse. The paSsen
ger cars were crowded with immigrants,
! NOTwegians and Germans. bound for Chi
cago aud the far West. The train was
drawn by engine No. 7l6, AL Smith
engineer, and Isaac Arhuthnoi, fireman,
both of whom lost their lives. Smith wa-
terribly mashed, his head being mashed
| beyond recognition The fireman was not
bruised much, his back WAS broken and he
suffered internal injuries No. - was
drawn by engine 2l3, Patrick Fitzgerald,
engineer, John Shay, fireman, who sus-
tanned serious injury and may result fatal
iy. The scene of the wreck Is one OF the
shortest curves ON this road. Both trains
were running very fast aud neither engineer
had one moments warming of the terrible
collision which must happen. The sight
Is one #lckening 10 behold, the COusterna
tiUn and dlSmay among the immigrants
was great The three baggage
cars and the passenger car OH the emlgrant
plunged over the cubankment into the
| creek below, iuiunng about fifteen of the
occupants, several oi whom will die The
engines are both total wrecks, also seven
freight and three passenger cars. The loss
at present cannot bc estimated. Word
was Immediately sent to Cameron and
l.astom. The inhabitants OF both towns
turned ont tnmasse to alleviate the suIrr-
ing, OF the injured and to take care of the
| killed. lmprOyiard cots weIc at once
made and the injured and dead taken to
| Cameron.
On the freight train, second car back
Of the engine, were four boys
stealing ride Ia Grafton. Onr Steven
Burke was fatally injured. Walter Mes
sengcr, aged Ii, sustained injuries about
the head and breast. III Stansberry, who
was last week pardoned from the prison at
| Moundsvi!lr, badly Injured about the head
and shoulders, while Ed Barker, the
other occupant escaped serious injury. The
/ list OF
THE INJURED lMMIGRANrS
is as follows;
Carl Peterson, fatally injured, has since
died.
Karen Nilsiatter, dangerously injured,
will die.
Maria Peterson severely wounded, re-
cOyery doubtful.
Christian Peterson, seriously injured.
The following sustained scalp wounds
Gustavc Anderson, Louisa Strande, Maia
Maakki, Matte Mlskkl, \. j. Peterson
vile and son, +. l.ahman, go Anderson.
The residents in the vicinity of the
wreck and also Watchman VIM Ferguson
and family deserve considerable credit toI
the kindness and attention shown to the
injured, also Dr. G.. \. StOger, w. S
Simmton, j. &. duncan and T.. ;. Davis
of Cameron, deserve great praise for tn,
prompt and skilllul medical aid rendered
L From the best information that can h
gathered, there is "a strong inclination {
/ hold the railroad management, who's
J headquarters are at Grafton, respOnslhl
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